Safeguarding Adults Training
Lancashire County Council Adult Protection Awareness Workshop – Safeguarding Adults
Lancashire County Council is holding an Adult Protection Awareness Workshop on Safeguarding Adults on 20th May 2010 at the Staff Training Centre in Kirkham. Please click here for course details and booking form.
E Learning
The Dignity in Care and Pandemic Swine Flu E Learning packages are still available for you to complete free of charge until the 31st March 2010.
click here for details on how to complete the E Learning.
Please accept our apologies if you have encountered any problems with issuing of certificates for Dignity in Care, and this feature is now resolved.
End of Life Workshop
End of Life Care for People with Learning Disabilities
The Cumbria and Lancashire End of Life Network in collaboration with Lancashire Workforce Development Partnership invites all care staff involved in the care of clients with learning disabilities to a study day. Please click here for more details.
NEW Human Resources Training Schedule
We are pleased to announce some further course dates for HR Training that will be held before the end of this financial year. Please click here for more details on these courses.
Apprenticeships employer grants available
A new grant for employers has been announced to make it easier for employers to take on young apprentices. See the link below for more information on this.
Click here for deatails.
Skills for Care NMDS Guidance
Skills for Care guidance for the completion of National Minimum Data Set – Social Care (NMDS – SC)
Please see the links below for Skills for Care guidance on how to complete your NMDS – SC.
Click here for the Skills for Care website
Click here to download a word document
Funding Application Form
An amendment has been made to the Funding Application form. So that we can make payments to you, the Bank Account field is now mandatory a field and has to be completed before you can submit an application. Everything else remains unchanged. If you have any questions, please call Safeera on 01772 761872
Funding Applications
As from 7th January 2010 the only applications which will be processed are those for NVQ units which can reasonably be completed between this date and 31st March 2010.
- NVQ2 Health & Social Care – 3 UNITS
- NVQ3 Health & Social Care – 4 UNITS
- NVQ4 Health & Social Care – 4 UNITS
- NVQ4 RMA/LMC Health & Social Care – 4 UNITS”
Funding Withdrawals
We are now in the final period of the 2009/10 financial year, the period ends on March 31st 2010. Could you please look at your current Funding Applications and take action to withdraw any funding that will be not be completed in time.
To withdraw, log into Lancashire Plan and then click on ‘My Company’ in the left hand side menu followed by ‘Funding Manager’ this will then list your applications with the most recent first. Tick the box that says ‘withdraw’ next to the candidates that no longer require the funding and then click ‘Submit Withdrawal Request’ at the bottom of the application.
Please remember that all short courses must be booked and completed within 60 days of the funding being accepted and all NVQs must be booked on through Lancashire Plan within 60 days. We do not fund retrospectively.
If you have any queries you can call and speak to our team of networkers on 01772 761 855.
Improver Project
During 2009 the LWDP working closely with Lancashire County Council made contact with all independent sector Care Providers in Lancashire who had only achieved a poor or adequate rating from the Care Quality Comission(CQC). Our team of Networkers offered help and advice to assist where possible with improvements identified in the CQC reports. The report compiled at the time is attached for reference. The LWDP Networkers are currently following up on those Care Providers to establish if ratings have improved or if any further assistance can be given. Click here to view the report. Recruitment and Retention Strategy
The recruitment and retention strategy to support the independent Social Care sectors across Lancashire has been approved by the LWDP Board, identifying 8 key strategic aims that will be worked towards over the next 18 months.
Do you want to join the Development Working Party?
As registered Care Providers you are invited to develop and steer these aims by joining the “Development Working Party”. Once formed, this working party would meet bi-monthly with the first focus on the following three topics:
- Topic 1 – Development of HR Toolkit to aid recruitment
- Topic 2 – Promoting Social Care career paths
- Topic 3 – Staff retention
For further information, or to request a registration form, contact
natashafurnell@lwdp.org.uk or telephone 01772 761855.
Investors In People
Are You IIP Recognised?
There are still places available for Care Providers to gain the Investors In People standard. LWDP is working with the Centre for Assessment and Recognition to offer LWDP Care Providers the opportunity to gain the Investors In People accreditation. This modular programme will be substantially subsidised to support up to 30 Social Care employers. The programme will start in the spring of 2010 and run until the spring of 2011, at which point participating organisations will be expected to have achieved recognition against the Standard. Although substantial funding will support the launch day and workshops, organisations will contribute on a pro-rata percentage towards final assessment.
We are holding an information session on 1st February 2010 where you can come along and get further details on the IIP programme. To register your attendance for this, please email katieburgess@lwdp.org.uk or clairewardle@lwdp.org.uk or telephone them on 01772 761855.
Please note: as limited places are available, they will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
Training Advisory Group Recommendations
Further to the Training Advisory Group meeting on the 16th November 2009, the following recommendations have been agreed by the LWDP Board:
- Until the end of the financial year organisations can access additional PTLLS/CTLLS places as there is funding available.
- Autism awareness training can be funded as a one day short course.
Advertise your vacancies FREE
The LWDP “Situations Vacant” page is a great opportunity to advertise your vacancy for free. We are also looking to produce this information as a newsletter for registered job seekers. To advertise your vacancies, please follow the link then select the “Add a vacancy” option.
Click here for the Situations Vacant section
Help raise the profile of Social Care
At LWDP we are constantly looking to see how we can help raise the profile of careers in Social Care. As part of this we are looking to engage with employees currently working in Social Care, along with service users and their families to share stories. Individual stories could possibly be used as case studies at future LWDP events.
If you have a story you would like to share which illustrates a “life changing” experience or know of someone who might like to share their positive experience of Social Care, please email your contact details to
natashafurnell@lwdp.org.uk
Childens Services Funding Update
Funding for Children’s Services
It is with regret that, following receipt of a letter from the Children and
Young People’s Directorate at Lancashire County Council explaining that they
will not be funding any LWDP support for the children and young people’s
independent service providers in 2009-2010, we are now unable to process any
further requests for:
• NVQ training
• Short courses
• CPD grants
• Small grants funding
• Management NVQ’s
• PTLLS/CTLLS
• Peninsula
licenses
• Networker support visits
This issue will be addressed at
the LWDP Board Meeting on 16th December 2009 and this statement will be updated
after this time.
Employing Staff from Overseas
If you would be interested in further information about employing staff from overseas, LWDP may provide a one day training event should there be sufficient demand. To register your interest, please contact clairewardle@lwdp.org.uk or telephone 01772 761855 ref: Overseas Employment.
EURES – The European Job Mobility Portal
The EURES website provides information, advice and a job matching service. It also has more than 700 advisers that are able to assist jobseekers and employers across Europe. EURES is a great, free opportunity to list job vacancies that can be accessed from 31 European countries. Employers can also receive CV’s from interested candidates.
The EURES website also has current up to date information about working in the UK and employing staff from outside the UK. This and much more is available through the EURES network.
It is free to join and takes approximately ten minutes to register by following this link.
Stakeholder Event Summary Report
Following on from the successful event in September we have now prepared a
report summarising the input we collected at the event. As promised, this will
be used in our internal business planning activity during January 2010 and the
resulting draft plans will be shared with you in our next Stakeholder event in
March 2010.
Stakeholder Document 1
Stakeholder Document 2
Stakeholder Document 3
Stakeholder Document Report
For more information contact Mel Fisher on 01772 761855.
Leadership and Managment
Summary of the Leadership and Management Offer
The Grant:
• A grant is available to support the training and development of up to 7 leaders/key managers in organisations employing between 5 and 249 people
• The maximum any one business, can receive is £7,000 of grant support (£6,000 for 6 key managers; £5,000 for 5 key managers and so on)
• The first £500 of each £1,000 of grant support to the business shall not require match funding and must benefit the leader/key manager.
• The remaining grant must be match funded by the employer.
• No individual manager can receive more than £1,000 of grant support.
• Where the grant is being used to support HEFCE funded HE provision it is essential that the grant money is match funded in its entirety, (e.g. Foundation Degrees, Degrees, MBAs, Post-grad certificates/diplomas, Masters)
The Funding and Eligibility Criteria
Please use the following criteria to confirm if the business qualifies for the funding:
• The company employs between 5 and 249 people
(NB: in the case of franchises: if the business is responsible for submitting their own audited accounts then the workforce numbers for the independent franchise will be used to determine if the company meets the above size band criteria. If the accounts are managed by the Head Office then the workforce numbers for the whole Group would be used to determine if the company falls into the eligible size band).
• The leader/key manager has not have previously accessed Leadership & Management Funding. (Those individuals who have already benefited from funding from previous L&M Programmes will not be eligible for the grant. However, if there are other leaders/key managers within the same organisation who have not previously benefited from an L&M grant, they will be eligible providing they meet all the other eligibility criteria.)
• If the client has already identified a course/training, has a start date been identified? (Please note: if the start date for the course/training has already passed then the funding cannot be backdated and the client won’t be eligible for funding. If the course start date is more than 90 days away then the L&M Broker would need to arrange to see the client nearer to the start date because the client only has 90 days from the date on the PDP to provide evidence of full payment of the course to enable them to claim the funding).
• The client is willing to undertake an initial diagnostic assessment.
• The client is willing to agree to develop and fulfil a Personal Development Plan.
• The client is willing to undertake identified development activities within a given timescale.
• The client is willing to contribute to the review and evaluation process.
Exclusions:
The grant can be used to support learning and development activity identified on the PDP. Specific exclusions will include membership fees, travel, subsistence, statutory training, mandatory training, accreditation, capital equipment, employer contributions to other LSC or ESF funding streams and accommodation costs.
£25,000 allocated towards PTLLS & CTLLS training
It has been agreed by the LWDP Board that £25,000 will be allocate towards PTLLS and CTLLS training this year. For more details about PTLLS and CTLLS click here for further information. It has been agreed that:
- An allowance of £250 will be paid by the LWDP per individual per award PTLLS or CTLSS.
- Only one award per year per person will benefit from the funding.
- Only one individual per organisation can apply initially
- Applications should be made in the ‘normal’ manner through LancashirePlan